By DAVID COTNER November 17, 2011

They never found out if it really was a heart attack that felled the pilot of the Piper Archer that slammed directly into the underbelly of the Aeroméxico DC-9. There were no survivors. Fiery wreckage from the collision cascaded onto homes in the quiet Cerritos neighborhood on Labor Day, 1986. Fifteen on the ground died instantly when their homes were engulfed by burning... More >>>

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Nick Waplington

“I remember the intense heat from the burning vehicles, and I would approach quickly, focus, get a picture, and then move back again."